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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

toria, rstarnsd - hsE kszs Iast Friaas
evening.
Mrs Alfred snyeer ard Mis- Olive @.
szy6eF s0nssupiate N extended trip %
the kssf 70 yaEit n1nsrsas frisnes and
reEas4SsE.
Ths Missss ssorsy. who darinQ sbe
pa vesk have been visiting Ma Cap1.
ssldsn, returned to Tfcs0ria lssl
Wednesday.
MFG Q. Barxirgtou. vho fox several
vssks past has been visiting friends IN
shis elty. Eetar1ed % bef h0ms as Oak
HarboE lasa Thugsday.
Mrs.. Gsrrisb, sho for Ehe paas TIA
seeks has bsen visiting MIRA b. O.
stravs, returned 70 her ho2s In P0rf
Townsend lass Friday.
Howard PsnHald. eldest $40 Of CAPT
y. Peuaeid, Of tbs c3sy, retained last
sgening after an extendsd tour Of TIE
world a1d IN sbssses q three ysars-
Mr.. Geo. Il. Saith, Who for the past
three m0nths has been acting Is Re-
esivfR fsF merchandise hooss IN Fsru-
d.le, va IN Tie city on Thursday Of
Lass Week.
Mr.. Harry n. Brown aud wife. of
Gfand Rapids. Michigan, arrived 10 this
sity Friday aud are stopping 81 the o.
eidsutal They viii remain in Seattle
some daya
jerome Deasy, one Of the leading
lights Of the Ancient Order Of HibeFni-
SOS and Irish Nati0nal Lind League. Of
8au Francisco, - Q passenger 90 the
George ". Elder for Victoria.
MssaEs. OidfeId, Smith and several
other citizens Of Port Blakely spent last
night Ia Seattle. Mr.. smith, or Smithy.
a. be 10 Familiarity called, sontemplates
. trip 70 the Willamette Valley.
Mrs. ". II. Harris and her daughter
JulIa. Of Old Tae7ma. spsat . couple Of
days daring the past week at the home
Of Mrs. Thomas W. Prosch in this city,
returning 70 the .'tsFninas" on the
Clara Brown yesterday.
John X. SsysFs, OF San FEanaiseo, Ad.
fatans With the rank Of Lieuteusnt Col
0nel IN the National Guard Of OalifoF-
nia, vas In Seattle for some days last
week and feft for Victoria on Friday
morning. He will probably ret1rn 70
this city this evening and remain for Q
day or tws prior TO bis return home.
Mrs. J. O. Haines entertained few
friends at Der residence on the corner of
) ysnth and Union streets last Thurs
day evening. Among those present
we're Mr.. ana Mrs. II. @. Strive, DIR.
and Mrs. 7. T. Minor. Mr.. and Mrs.
GeFrish, Of Port Townsend. Mr.. and Mrs.
d. MeMicks q, Chief } Istics X. A. Jones,
aBd the Misses Jones.
Miss Della N. Phelps. Of Waterloo,
fows, will be married on the 2lst inst,
70 Mr.. Franklin @. Plat. of the same
plsee. Miss Phelps is q niece II Mrs.
President Anderson, Of Whitman Col
lege, Walia Wslla, and a cousin Of o.
p. AndersoR, of this city. Her sister,
Mrs. GenrRe H. Judson, resides At Lyn-
den, Waatoom county. Miss Phsips
vas student at the Territorial UGiver-
sity when DR.. A. j. Anderson vas It's
President. Daring that time she formed
many seqnaintanoes in this city, VINO
will join IN earnest wishes Of happi-
ness. Mr. Platt is a successful young
business man and the son Of q wealthy
banker AZ WAteFloo
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Canadian Paeiae Lssktag Per Hu.,-

SAN fBAScIsco. April i6.-Privata sd
riSss from tns Secretary % the General
rdstoihee % Wellington, Ssw Z,Alsnd.
reserved today by the steamer Mari.
p"sa state that stroog Efforts are being
made bY TIE Canadian Paeihs Railraad
representatives. . secure The CARVING 81
Aas'Ftlian ard Nsw EsAlAnd mails for
SSssda add EaelNnd hy steamers frsyr
thsse e7ioniss . British Colanbia ma
over the Canadi,n PseIfic road. Their
prepos'iion 80 Tar hss not been favora
OF Feeeisesi. ffe colonial Authorities b.
..ts'ne taai tsev can sscare saieksr
trArsls over The Uatisd StAts,s road
az afs sispassd 10 give preference 4,
tse tsit@f. notwithstanding ~. strase
20 y o'eau n's ssid OF BY the c .asdian
PSciae peopIs.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

SEAN une1r eIsnss 10 tie rsilway fran
chiae. Res9iukions we're pazsnd oeclaT-
ma intention 10 iUpr0xe Takima evs-
une from Dirisisn ssenus 10 Twe1ty-
sFsk street.. and g stres4 frau Eleventh.
10 sevsntee1fh. Reaoiufions we're alao
soopaed fer the coademninz Of propsrty
necessary fer the extension Of Streets
throagh Byrd's addition.
DR0wxED n zzz xEDE.
The shous Of A ?. Hoska and Canrad
Hoska occurv one large buildipa On Pa
rife avenne. diviaed oulv bE parfiti0n.
The one 10 = sa4dler, the ether N uu-
dertsker- On Friday morning Peter
Le1ray entered the shop Of the former
and purchased . FidiRQ whip. fester-
day morning the remains Of Peter L.
gray we're taken into tbs shoe o. the
latter 30 Be prepared for burial. The
body bad been found in c sitting posi-
ti0o between two piles IN the beach
near the coal bankers. In one hand IL
held flask nsariy fall Of gin. He bad
evidently sat down early In the evening
sn the beach where found and. over
cone BY . st1por, the tide came IN. rose
Tboxe. drowned him, subsidsd and left
bis lifeless body there. Il was found 10
the morning and taken 70 the uoder-
takers to be buried st the EXPENSE Of the
county. The deceased was q half-bres6,
large. powerful looking man and was
veil dressed. He uas very veil known
n the city and on the Sound. and vas
employed for several wears on the ranch
OF County Auditor Higgins.
THAT NETTING.
In response 10 ths call for a mestinR
81 the Peoples Party. TO consider the
adVisaoility OF appointing Q committee
to eonfsR with the recently appointed
committees of ether political parties.
the Court Houss vas well flled. W. r
Cnoroh called the meeting to order. and
Alexander Mssready vas chosen Chair.
man. be stated the object Of the meet
inc to be sinDly as set forth in the call,
and that nothing else vas to be do1e.
DE then called for the election Of SEQ
Rotary.
Frank Castle. Master workman Of
tue KNIGHTS of Labor, moved to I'D
1ourn. The molten vas promptly see
ended. The question being put, the
vote vas almost unanimously aye"
and the nesting adjourned amid az
pressious Of great Rlee.
Chairman Macresdv announced that
there would be q call issued for q meet
ing 10 nnninate Peoples Party ticket.
u. b. Hannah. when questioned as to
sne meaning Of the sudden termination
OF the meeting said: SIS means ve will
nsve none Of that in ours, but straight
ticket
John Arthur said: "wa could not Re
Just to ourselves and Appoint q commit
tee to confer with the 9th parties, a.
thev did not invite Ne"
That sentiment il Reaeral IN the
Peoples Party. From the present out
look there will be two tickets In the
field. . Fusion ticket and q People'u
Party. The decided action Of the meet
ing has caused jubilant feeling among
those in sympathy with is.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

San FRASCIsCo, ApTil rs Arrived
stesmtug E-coFt No. 2, Astoria.
Sailed-S1ips Normandy and Hish-
land LiRhs. Port Townsend.
PoEr ASGxIos. April Is Ship Yose-
Dste outward bound IN tow Of the toe
Tacoma, arrived to harboT this after.
SON.
Arrivsd-Ihe American ship Geo. ?.
u ans~r. f-or- Iepan.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

Miss Reecher will leave for Portland
IN dav or two TO select q new stock Of
ladies' srRinR suits. ANY one wishing 20
avail themselves of he opportunity can
leave their orders and they will receive
her personal attention while in Portland.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

Mems hats. Our stcck the most ex-
tensive on the Pacific Ooas': prices one
half OF any other heuse. We BAY only
from Manufacturers. ToKLAs & SIsaER
NAN. anil
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

Mems hats. Oar stock is the most
extensive on the Paci6e coast prios
one half OF any othsr house. We buy
only from manufacturers. ToKLAs (
SISaERMAx.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

Mems hats. Oar stock Ia the most
extensive on the Profits coast prices
one half any other house. We bus only
from manufacturer ToKLAs B sn.
aKRMAN. apl7
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

Al. ; Nel3Sire E4uis the public IA
Fra'ess sef TAT D. has resnoYe5 his rh',.
tasrAreis rsriots 20 els Eew quarters -
1esleF's Han
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

NsS s,oek, ass ssyies mjihasry sfn
eFr'ss "ed'esasy mcral1e Toxt.s
SExoszMAN -
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

Ness ssassse.F fraaa tee srsst ass.
tea sale Of : Btan 4 %, ssts A. -.
taAo esss' ~ n&t-risI osLAs 4 Srs.
exkNtx -
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

Fabric Gloves. in silk. Isle and Get
ten; endless variety to select from.
ToKI.As 4 SrNoxRMAN.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

Special for this veek-l5o pieces Of
Dress Goods at T5<o. per yard ebeap ct
25c. ToKJAs 4 SINaKkMAN's. apl6
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

Special for this week-1s0 pieces Of
Dress Cords At 7i<e. per yard cheap at
25s. ToKLAs & SINaEaMAN.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

rs dozen LADIES' Colored Hnse At So.
a pair. for this week. at ToKLAs i sNo-
KRNAN's
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

New stock, new styles millinery will
arrive Wednesday morning. ToKIks 4
sIHGKRMAN
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

Is dozen Ladies' Colored Hose ~ 80.
pair. for this week, at ToKLAs q SING
KRMAN's.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

41eseN yar1s II eAeFnid~rv. frsus L
" " - = Farc. roxLAsA srxssaN1x
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

IS dozen Ladies' Colorad Hose 81 50.
pair. for this week. at ToKLAs 4 sNo-
KRMAN'a.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

f2o0.000 stock 10 select from at To
KLAs & SIsaERMkN's.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

1900 yards spring STYLES Of lawns Al
p per yard. ToKLAs 4 STNaKRMAx. ALI
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

1900 yards sprio9 styles Of lawns 81
% per yard. ToKLAs 4 STNaKRMAH.
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shipping Inteilaxeuee.

100 900 yards q embroidery, f.on ls
10 so q yards ToxLAs 4 sTxaKRMAS
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

10000 yards Of embroidery, frsm 10
10 fl.b0a yard, az ToKIAs 4 SINCE nMAN.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17
BETrER CITY oTFIcERs;

For better City Council; for bstter
city government and all that" and be
was not sure that 10 grant this request
was IN accordance With The notions con-
corning the best city government or not;
be knew that some people wanted the
city "Fedeemed," and be did not know
whether this was in that lire or not.
However, be said that be. too, WAS in the
front in favor OF q reasonable appropri-
alton for this thing. "Lst Us have a big
spread and 3 good time Just nov, not
outstanding the urgent need of re-
deeminR the city"
The mattsr vas finally referred 20
The Finance committee and upon Han.
nah's motion that committee was di
Feeted 10 confer with the County Com
mtssisners With q vieS Of arranging for
q mutual appropriation.
The ordinance vaoatinR South Sew
enth street for the Northern Pacific
Office building vas read second time,
and upon the question 20 refer TO con-
mittee, Mr.. Hannah took the oppors n
nifty to say that be did not think the
city had the power q pass she title OF a
public street 20 Rnyhsdy. he wanted
the Northern Pacific 4 niroad Oomsany
20 know where It least one (and be
thought there we're norel Of TIL Coun-
ell stood on this question. Il have a
ri9hf TO question the sincerity Of the
company IN this matter. I have doeu-
ments in my pockets TO show where the
company broke faith tgics before with
The city, AID ! might stand here aud
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NEAvoa oFu.

As tue eiiiEsas 6avs cone here With A
fstiti9n and. nsisithssandina TIE fzet
tnss TIE eoSs ans = wsll Ahls 30 psy for
land apon Walsh 50 bald th@ir q ees
and plenty % q lying sireetls across
toe street. from the ssveted street ste
! val taysr 70 win these rsssriefisus .
NJ. hsshfor1 sad rather sharply. 81
have moved thai tbs matter b referred
20 eanmsttee OF ~hica NJ zss-s. Han
AZ, Nelly md GsaldTick ars u.sabsrS
and tAsy have tie privilege q resu-nfps
q 70 be Cuan.l VIII every re~,ststlon
toss deem advisable
That's al risht, saia Hsnnsh. Il
EAnt tee railroad sompanv 70 nader.
stAId az position 10 10. matter.
Vel. Woe1 the ofdiaAnes y returned
so4ii 80 exprSss nv % a , A. tb-
pfopeR tine. saii BaEnfora.
Mr. bsSon sad be Azrsed vita NJ.
aAnn.a Ia TAX ~ ali precaassons possi
BE. Tns ordinance was thea referred
a rsseictsan Gas aeoSsed fayorine tks
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

About two hundred people PARTED.
pated In the q. A. Il. festivities 90 last
Tuesday eveHinR, and the AFFAIR proved
20 Be ope % the most eaiayahle ever
held undeF the auspices Of thia oggaui
xAtien. The following we're the txcr.
cises Of the evening; Grand ehorus u
the veterans. Marching through Gsor.
eta." Recitation. Miss Clara Wtfsop.
duet, Mrs. Barton and Miss weilnan
guitar solo, Mr.. Eaoch Wood; Salc. Nv
Geo. W. Crane, daat. With guitar ans
ACCORDION accompaniment. Messfs. Pie
se' AMI Wood sole. Mr. Poser. Rad
inRs. drs. Viola kenycn and Mrs, Mai
ford, Refreshmeass we're served during
an tnteFGission in the programme.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

Captain and Mts. Gilman gave a very
pleasant party on Wednesday evening
last Al which the goesta indulRed ia
whist and orokinole. A nam er 81 w.
cal selections Were rendered and deli.
essus refreshments served, Those pres
ent we're Mr., and Mrs Flask winslaw,
Mts. Z, d. Hamlin, Miss Kirkman. Miss
HRmltn, Miss Sutherland, Miss Hsyt
and Miss HoPkias; Messrs. A. NJ Yoane,
N \. Meyers. W. NJ Calhoun. q. W.
Crane and W Sandsrson.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

A delightful NsumArket party vas
given 20 Mics Ada Green on Wednesday
evening last, by Captain aud Mira W. ID.
Ofeole. The guests present we're
Misses Struve. Halter. Stevens, Hopkins.
Ferry. Green aud Sparkling; Mesars.
Gilman. Btoyles. Lewis. Collins. kal.
loGg, Albertson. Hardin, Chaplin aud
StFoaf
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

There was a very enioyahla evening
party at tbs resideaee 81 J. W. Carrie.
Seventh ard Spsing streets. lass Fa
day. There vas dAneinR. sinslnr
whist and other gAnFes. durine wnich ~
besides Mr.. and Mrs Carrie Wsrp hrs
4. Naaae, Mrs nr =. r. N Miller.
Hensy Miller. Mt. Cissree Thespt "a. Mr..
rhsmas Nanau. 1t. NJ. Mttsaew
NuoAR. Nice So Z. unntkell. Mr. VIA
ka$ssli ana M. ". CaFraH.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

OF my good reasons for thinking their
proposition Is all a farcs to get posses
sion Of the land. hope il u not; be
lieve that the citizens Of the town will
have influence enough 90 COMPEL then
60 pni up the building. and therefore
am N favor Of the vacation. but believe
Il should be With such restrictions as
viii ensure the safety Of the eity's IN
terests IN the matter. In tais PROPOSE
tioa they hx the tins o. beginning the
WORK st limit OF eGs year. Thst u TOO
long. would require IN consideration
OF toe vacation that the work be begun
within 80 days and eomPletsd within a
year. Their proposition 6xss no time
Ter completion. would not PASS the
iitle OF the street bat give an easement
Tor - long as the company uses the
ouiidin2 as its otioes. The csmpAuy
might after Occupying the builaine a
snsrt time move TO sore less valuable A
site snd ss'l The baiidinC tnclndlpe the
citS $ street - snsiness firm. In that
eAse tue value OF the street should b.
iafnsd into the city treasury. Taat i
enly reasonable and lost. AL sad be
fore | have FeAsos 20 doabt she e9u,-
PAWS ocsfity. II | we're - quote tie
sAnRaass OF q proanineat offisisi q tie
e2unpasy a tered "a TIRE street "a uauId
naAks tbs appear . farce. Bat | am
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90 Sunday lAsi Mr. and Mrs. Gsfr.st
cntertAised = party ~ fttce4s AZ en- %
The most elaborate ana rseAfFsAr diu
mere ever gives sa Seattle. thn oeexslcu
heing the s6ts anniversary % theif
marriage. fsuf bears Svse del gatfall,
PASSED Ia - feAss II FvAson ard esW
OF so1i. wAile dtscassieg sss WANTS 81
The psgftctlv preTarsd Fvpssi. TIE
table. neaatstslly tecarat & With ~
ere. IN sxqaisite rteess. vita 10 service
81 silver, csystal An3 chtna. wtth lovely
hAnd PAINTED fsvors. hAndsogas saFsxe-
eoacaess. tied vita lisa tfhnoaS, ana
dainsy A'sAsMisrss, pFesseted Ali0eesAes
. uoss attractive pissnFs. Auece
seoae invtted 10 psfttoioats On tos fat
eos sysnt 9Th Mr.. and Mrs.. 0ataara
we're Gov. and Mts. sqaire. Col. ana
Ara Halter and Mrs.. llsal NleAoss,
The river press., 1887-10-26
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

Board of County Commissioners of Choteau County
in Special Session. October 10th to 14th 1887.
The river press., 1887-10-26
The board met at 7 p.
{ the session as follows:

Phelps g. Gibson, raised on lots ana III :
Phelps, / G, raised on lots ana @ lnlp
Peck & Lacy. raised on land and imp 81 IL, !
Raw BSlsd, Frad,epick Il GO. raised on lots and imI
Rowe, Jas H, raised on land ana lmps ''.'.
Romsey, Paul, raised on lot and imps ;,,na .,,.a'
Boberts Winters, raasea aaad and Oh iUr INNS n
The river press., 1887-10-26
First Days Proceedings.
FORENOON SESSION.


FoRrBEN
R.
Lsandt the following proceedings,
of
the Corrected
NJ and objected the raises Of property OF Cans
4enzber Kohlberg Kohlberg Co.
h On nmotonth the board adjourned till p
the
session is follows i.
their satisfaction that
Of 0 Of Great Falls
Corrctedi
b E
take1u advisement
Of Mr. H. to
of M Nche
Harris Huy A Huy NJ b. ofe Sanders Rofe u
all objections were taken
advsemnt
of c. Wallace
Higgins Jos Anthony W T. son higgins q
Cattle kbaker and BroaoWat'
& all Of which taken under advisement
On nmoion board adjourned till
EvENING
the MEMBERS and no persons aPPn
adjourned till 10 October IL 1885,
The river press., 1887-10-26
Fourth Days Proceedings.

BENTON,
S Ford chairman John Hars and the
coninue the
NV
Mir,W W raise
On motion the eboardad ournedil a IN. October a. 1887
The river press., 1887-10-26
Second Days Proceedings.
FORENOON SESSION.

Fort October Ii, 1887
at Chas WgneT
Franklin
and
ered to proceed the -, 7o1
value OF
lin
by the boar
Chas Wegner voted
sandN Mr.
The river press., 1887-10-26
raise sustained. corrected list
sustained for $3.50, corrected
raise sustained, corrected list

On motion the board adjourned till 10 October H. 1887
The river press., 1887-10-26
Third Days Proceedings.

BENTON, II, 1887.
present r. s. Ford chairman john 1arr ana e
clerk,a conin foloWs
Vaughn trisd on
Onm eboardad till a. October l3 1884,
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15
HUNTSVILLE ALA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15glsS7.

ROBERTSON was declared elected Lieu
tenant-Governor of Indiana on the 10th,
at Indianapolis, and a wild scene followed
in the Legislature.
A SPECIAL order to the Irish police has
been issued from Dublin Castle, request
ing the names Of the editors, proprietors
and writers Of all the Nationalist papers
in the country, and especially those who
are members of Parliament
VIsooUNT Gross, Secretary of State for
India, in speech at Ashton-Under-Tyne
on the 10th, said that during his expert
ence in the India Office he had been grieved
to find that bad class of English goods
was being exported, especially to China,
where Great Britain ia -heing beaten by
Russia.
The San Francisco Produce Exchange
has finished taking stock of wheat in
hand January l. in California, and aboard
vessels in the harbor. The official figures
show that the stock on hand is 100000
tons; required for consumption and seed
to carry over and shipments to Pacific
ocean points, 10000 tons; balance avail
able for shipment to Europe, 250, 900 tons,
equal to 8,000,0 600 bushels.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15
xLIxTH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate on the 6th a number OF memo.
rals were introduced, some in favor, some op-
posing, the Inter State Commerce bill. A bill
was introduced for relief Of the heirs of Captain
Crawford, who was killed by the Mexicans. A
resolution was passed calling for the report OF
the Board of Engineers on the St Louis bridge.
The Pacific railroad Indebtedness was con-
sidered. The bill passed giving Mrs. Mary
S. Logan, widow of General John A.
Logan, pension of s., 900 a year. The pension
of the widow of General Frank p Blair was
raised from fifty collars a month to 1000 q
year.. In the House the question of canal
Improvement was discussed. The Pension Ap-
preparation bill was passed. The Naval Re-
organization bill was discussed ia committee Of
the whole.
In the Senate on the 7th remonstrances
against and petitions in favor Of the Interstate
Commerce bill were presented. A number OF
bills on the private calendar were passed. The
Interstate Commerce bill was laid over until
the 10th. The bill for school of instruction for
cavalry and light infantry at Fort Riley, Kas.,
was amended and passed. Two relief bills
were passed. Adjourned until the 10th. In the
House the Senate bill amending the act provld-
ing for the sale Of the Sac and Fox, and kowa In
dian reservation in Nebraska and Kansas was
passed. After an unsuccessful effort by Mr..
Hatch (Mo) to resume consideration of the bill
creating o department of agriculture, the
House went into committee of the whole on
the private calendar. Several private bills
were passed, and at the night session mum
ber Of pension bills were passed.
THE Senate was not in session on the 8th. 80.
In the House several bills were reported from
committees and referred. The bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 for new public building at Charles
ton, S. c., after debate, went over without ac-
ton. The bill consolidating certain bureaus OF
the Navy Department was debated at length in
committee OF the whole. The River and Har-
Dor bill was reported
In the Senate on the 10th the report or the
Board of Engineers in regard to bridging the
Mississippi river at or near ST. Louis was re-
ceiyed and referred. Numerous petitions were
presented and referred. The Interstate Com
merce bill was discussed by Messrs Beck, Gull
lom Harris and Stanford.......In the House
communication from the Secretary OF the
Treasury, interpreting the Tariff law respecting
the duties on fish, was laid before the House.
A large number of bills and resolutions were
introduced under the call of States and refer
red. Several District Of Columbia measures
were passed.